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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 231050023190
Margaret Chase Smith
248 Twombley Rd, Sanford, ME 04073 · (207) 324-7586 · York County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Maine public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
214 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Sanford Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
51.2%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Margaret Chase Smith
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Chase Smith this school | 396 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Sylvio J Gilbert School Augusta | 305 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Old Town Elementary School Old Town | 488 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Eva Hoyt Zippel School Presque Isle | 289 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Dike-Newell School Bath | 225 | 52.9% | N/A |
| Paris Elementary School Paris | 424 | 60.1% | N/A |
Matched among Maine elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Margaret Chase Smith ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #137 of 193 | #21 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #144 of 199 | #15 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #46 of 360 | #8 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #77 of 181 | #11 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #43 of 181 | #8 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #115 of 280 | #7 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
396
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 36.2 | 10.9:1 | 54% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 35.9 | 12.2:1 | 48% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 37.9 | 11.2:1 | 45% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 52% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Chase Smith.
About Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith serves students in Sanford, Maine, as a large elementary school. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 396 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Maine enroll about 229 students on average.
Sanford Public Schools, which runs Margaret Chase Smith, has 5 schools and 3,250 students.
Of every 100 students at Margaret Chase Smith, about 82 are White. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of York County is roughly 91% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. The school has 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maine is about 10.5:1. Federal data show 54% of students (214) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 37% average for public schools in York County is 17 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Margaret Chase Smith lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Maine public elementary schools.
In York County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $88,333 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in York County number 61, with about 24,364 students.
Sanford High School is the nearest public school to Margaret Chase Smith, about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of Margaret Chase Smith, there are 5 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 406 in 2020-21 and 396 in 2024-25.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,731
Census ACS
Median income
$88,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
24,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sanford Public Schools
- Sanford High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Sanford Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- Carl J Lamb SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Sanford Pride Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Sanford Regional Technical CenterElementary
Other schools in Sanford
- Sanford High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Sanford Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- Sanford Pride Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Sanford Regional Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Sanford High School1.4 mi · 1,115
- Sanford Pride Elementary School1.9 mi · 383
- Sanford Middle School2.1 mi · 920
- Carl J Lamb School2.6 mi · 436
- Alfred Elementary School4.3 mi · 179
- Hanson School6.8 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Chase SmithHow many students attend Margaret Chase Smith?
Margaret Chase Smith enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Margaret Chase Smith serve?
Margaret Chase Smith serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Margaret Chase Smith?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Margaret Chase Smith is approximately 10.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Margaret Chase Smith?
At Margaret Chase Smith, the student body is approximately 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Margaret Chase Smith public or private?
Margaret Chase Smith is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sanford Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.